Kaiaroha Organic Vegan Café

Its name is Maori for "food of love." An organic vegan cafe and deli that specializes in aged nut cheeses. Opened here Oct 2017 after moved from 34 Peters Way, Silverdale. Also operates a stall at Parnell Farmers Market Saturdays 8am-12pm. Hours reported to change frequently - check Facebook.

7 Reviews

Just visited the new Parnell site. Amazing food, good portions & reasonable pricing. Ordered one Mexican special; spinach & cashew cheese quiche; a sausage roll; & two coconut milk hot chocolates. The food was beyond our expectations. Before I became a plant-based food enthusiast, I didn’t like quiches. The one I had today was super tasty, like an intriguing mix of feta & egg. Even though none of these ingredients were in the dish. Also sampled a small piece of the delicious deli ‘meat’. Overall great experience & unpretentious staff. Paid $38 for food & drinks. Plus shared the three dishes between the two of us - was quite filling. I would recommend making the space ‘warmer/inviting’ with extra deco. But to be fair, cafe is pretty new, so probably still nutting out such details

I can pretty much recommend everything on the menu. So many yummy treats both savoury and sweet. My only wish is that they would start a cafe somewhere so they could serve hot food and salads etc. Friendly, helpful staff. Keep up the great work.

I tried to sample as much as I could from the vegan deli and it was all yum! They had a lot of vegan versions of usually non-vegan foods, such as Quiche, brownie. savoury pastries, cannelloni... So probably good for the non-vegans that they can who want something familiar.

I thought I would never find a vegan cheese that I'd like - the Vegan Deli has proved me wrong. The Brazil Nut cheese is my favourite at the moment, but that tends to change every month or so. Great for spreading on crackers, chopping up in salads, layering in a sandwich or just eating straight from the package. Yum yum yum.

The Vegan Deli also has sweet and savoury treats - my favourites are the sausage rolls and the russian fudge. The Deli is available at various farmers markets in the greater Auckland area. Best to check the facebook page for up to date location details. facebook.com/thevegandeli